The first Stoke
library[http://nelsonpubliclibraries.co.nz/library/opening-hours/stoke-library/]
was opened in the 1940's, thanks to the commitment of a
group of residents, led by Fred Reed, who were mainly
connected with the Stoke School...

Maori heritage
The earliest human footprints across the Mahitahi
floodplain, upon which Nelson City now sits, belong to the
tangata whenua and manawhenua tribes of
Whakatu[whats-in-a-name-wakatu-or-whakatu/]. What is now
Alton Street...